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Adults with special needs conditions can face many challenges including but not limited to managing their conditions, accessing care, and maintaining optimal health. Physicians and dentists are an integral part of the adult with special needs care team. Research has shown there is a connection between overall health and oral health. Understanding this link and realizing that there can be breakdowns in this connection for adults with special needs conditions is imperative. There exist barriers to accessing care for adults with special needs conditions and recognizing the need for access and being familiar with models to provide treatment will serve the physician and dentist well in caring for adults with special needs conditions.

List of Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the link between overall health and oral health and how adults with special needs conditions are more susceptible to experiencing breaks in the link.
• Describe components of a functional model to successfully treat adults with special needs conditions.
• Discuss the continued need for oral health access in the adult special needs community.
• Identify the role physicians can play to help meet the needs of the adult special needs community.

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Accreditation: Christian Medical & Dental Associations is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit
The Christian Medical & Dental Associations designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioner
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
NPs may receive up to 1 credits for completing this activity.

Physician Assistant
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. by an organization accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive up to 1 credits for completing this activity.

Dental Credit CDE - Subject Code: 750 Special Patient Care
Christian Medical & Dental Associations is a Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
1/1/2023 to 12/31/2026
Provider ID# 218742
1 Lecture Hour(s) Available.

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Disclosures
Disclosures for all those in control of the content of this activity. The names of the ineligible companies (within the last 24 months) and the nature of the financial relationship(s). There is no minimum financial threshold. Disclosure of all financial relationships with ineligible companies regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.